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Germany Raises Red Flags About Palantir’s Big Data Dragnet
upstart writes:A court put strict limits on pulling innocent bystanders into big data investigations:
Rx for Prolonged Sitting: A Five-Minute Stroll Every Half Hour
hubie writes:Mounting evidence suggests that prolonged sitting—a staple of modern-day life—is hazardous to your health:
3-D Maps of a Protein Show How It Helps Organs Filter Out Toxic Substances
upstart writes:Changes in pH make the protein open and close in different environments:
How Rust Went From a Side Project to Currently the World’s Most Popular Language
upstart writes:For decades, coders wrote critical systems in C and C++. Now they turn to Rust:
Antivirus Apps Are There to Protect You - Cisco's ClamAV Has a Heckuva Flaw
An Anonymous Coward writes:Switchzilla hardware and software need attention, unless you fancy arbitrary remote code execution:
TSMC Board Approves $3.5B Capital Injection for Arizona Factory
upstart writes:The capital injection is part of the $40 billion investment announced in December:
Oh, Good: A Flying Robotic SPIDAR
upstart writes:Oh, Good: A Flying Robotic SPIDAR:
Three New Spider Species Found in Australia - No One Surprised
An Anonymous Coward writes:Australian science people and a bunch of teachers have discovered three new spider species in a remote alpine region. Given Australia has so many spiders, and indeed other deadly creatures, it is a wonder they look for more. One of the new spiders discovered is a 'jumping spider' that 'looks like a "liquorice-all-sort" and is a "ferocious hunter" that camouflages as a tree branch'. In typical Australian style, another looks like an eight eyed puppy. No, really.
The Cameras Worked Fine. Their Maker Said They Had Reached Their End of Life.
owl writes:Somewhat related to a recent journal article, this comes across the WSJ:WSJ direct linkArchive line to above WSJ article
House Judiciary Subpoenas Tim Cook & Rest of Big Tech About Alleged Collusion
upstart writes:House Judiciary subpoenas Tim Cook & rest of big tech about alleged collusion:
Tesla Finally Agrees to Open its Charging Network to All EVs in US
upstart writes:Biden announced new rules today to standardize America's EV-charging experience:
Reply-All Storm Swamped a Little Outfit Called the US Army
upstart writes:Thirteen thousand members of the United States Army were reportedly caught up in a Reply-All email storm in early February:
Tesla recalls all cars with FSD (full self driving) option
Motor Trend and probably many other sources report on the recall of all Teslas with FSD, https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-admits-full-self-driving-crashes-recalls-360000-cars/
Debian 12 "Bookworm" Enters its Soft Freeze
upstart writes:Debian 12 "Bookworm" Enters Its Soft Freeze:
No Second Law
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-prove-that-there-is-no-second-law-of-entanglement/
A Late Valentine's Gift to Hackers
quietus writes:It is now legal to hack into any company or government institution in Belgium, but only under certain circumstances.That's the result of a new law on whistleblower protection that came into effect on February 15. Under the law, any citizen with the Belgian nationality is allowed to breach networks of Belgian legal entities without any previous notification or consent, provided he/she describes and reports the breach to the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium within 72 hours, and does not request a reward for it.
U.S. "Political Declaration on Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy"
takyon writes:Responsible use of AI in the military? US publishes declaration outlining principles
App Founder Quits Google, Says Company Doesn't Serve Users Anymore
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/app-founder-quits-google-says-company-doesnt-serve-users-anymore/
Hubble is Investigating Mysterious Spokes in Saturn's Rings
upstart writes:Hubble is investigating mysterious spokes in Saturn's rings:
AI is Dreaming Up Drugs That No One Has Ever Seen. Now We’ve Got to See If They Work.
upstart writes:AI automation throughout the drug development pipeline is opening up the possibility of faster, cheaper pharmaceuticals:
Big Tech Lobbyist Language Made it Verbatim into NY’s Hedged Repair Bill
Freeman writes:Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY's hedged repair bill
ExxonMobil Scientists’ Climate Models Were Accurate, but Hidden
hubie writes:Documents show internal predictions were as good as contemporary science but executives publicly downplayed their significance:
Ransomware Attack Pushes City of Oakland Into State of Emergency
upstart writes:Ransomware Attack Pushes City of Oakland Into State of Emergency:
Senators are Hopping Mad and Demanding Answers for the CryptoCurrency Collapse
upstart writes:Senators Are Hopping Mad and Demanding Answers for the Crypto Collapse:
Landscaping for Drought: We're Doing It Wrong
hubie writes:Trees' tolerance, watered down:
A Huge Lithium Discovery Just Changed the Stakes in EV Production
upstart writes:A Huge Lithium Discovery Just Changed The Stakes In EV Production - SlashGear:
Voice Actors Say AI is Being Used to Fuel a Nightmarish Harassment Campaign
upstart writes:Professional and small-time broadcasters reported receiving malicious videos doxxing them in their own voice:
Is This the End of Non-Compete Contracts?
upstart writes:The US Federal Trade Commission wants to ban non-compete agreements:
Raspberry Pi Powered Compute Blade Makes the Cut
upstart writes:Building Raspberry Pi clusters has never looked so good:
An Asteroid Will Just Miss Us in 2029. Scientists are Making the Most of a Rare Opportunity
upstart writes:An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity:
Seattle-area Police Use Adhesive GPS Trackers to Catch Fleeing Suspects, Prevent High-speed Chases
upstart writes:Seattle-area police use adhesive GPS trackers to catch fleeing suspects, prevent high-speed chases:
Seven States Push to Require ID for Watching Porn Online
upstart writes:Opponents say laws preventing underage porn access are vague, pose privacy risks:
Thousands of Websites Infected to Redirect Users in Google Ads View-Pumping Scam
upstart writes:WordPress sites infected to redirect visitors to crypto Q&A spam:
Bing's AI-Based Chat Learns Denial and Gaslighting
Mykl writes:An article over at The Register describes how Bing's new Ai powered Chat service (currently in a limited Beta test) lied, denied, and claimed a hoax when presented with evidence that it was susceptible to Prompt Injection attacks. A user named "mirobin" posted a comment to Reddit describing a conversation he had with the bot:
Forgotten Da Vinci Experiments Show the Genius Was Oh So Close to Understanding Gravity
upstart writes:Before Galileo, Newton and Einstein, it seems to be Leonardo da Vinci who started piecing together the gravity puzzle:
UK Scientists Make Breakthrough in Developing Quantum Computers
upstart writes:The University of Sussex researchers claim their method allows microchips to be slotted together like jigsaw pieces to make more powerful quantum computers:
Recent NASA CubeSat Challenges
CAPSTONE Satellite Suffers Comms Issue, is Now Working Againupstart writes:CAPSTONE satellite suffers comms issue, is now working again:
Shkreli Tells Judge His Drug Discovery Software is Not for Discovering Drugs
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/shkreli-tells-judge-his-drug-discovery-software-is-not-for-discovering-drugs/
Canonical Announces Real-Time Ubuntu Kernel
upstart writes:Canonical announces real-time Ubuntu kernel:
There is No ‘Going Dark:’ Law Enforcement Spent Months Intercepting, Reading Encrypted Message
upstart writes:There Is No 'Going Dark:' Dutch Law Enforcement Spent Months Intercepting, Reading Encrypted Messages:
Researchers Reveal an Added Layer of Nuance in Our Sense of Smell
hubie writes:A Multifaceted Sensation:
How a Submarine 'Sank' a Train
Snotnose writes:In one of the odder stories from WWII, a submarine destroyed a train.
Meteor Photography Heats Up With 7th Predicted Asteroid Impact
takyon writes:To date, astronomers have predicted 7 asteroid impacts in advance of their collision with Earth (and another 2 unconfirmed). 2023 CX was an approximately meter-sized asteroid discovered on February 12 by Krisztián Sárneczky. Observatories announced its impending strike a few hours in advance, giving photographers a chance to aim their cameras at the expected landing site in Normandy, France:
Telcos’ Joint Advertising Venture Against Big Tech Gets EU Go-ahead
upstart writes:The telecoms providers said the upcoming platform is designed to give customers control over their data which is currently collected by 'major, non-European players':
Toyota Global Supply Chain Portal Flaw Put Hacker in the Driver's Seat
upstart writes:The automaker closed a hole that allowed a security researcher to gain system administrator access to more than 14,000 corporate and partner accounts and troves of sensitive data:
Mars Curiosity Rover Finds Unexpected Evidence of Water
upstart writes:Mars Curiosity rover finds unexpected evidence of water:
Mammals That Live in Groups May Live Longer
upstart writes:Genetic analyses also suggest mammals' social lives and life spans are evolutionarily linked:
A Watermark for Chatbots can Expose Text Written by an AI
fliptop writes:The tool could let teachers spot plagiarism or help social media platforms fight disinformation bots:
Opinion: Intel is in a Very Bad Place, and They Need to Admit It
upstart writes:And while Intel is fighting for its life, the rest of the industry is moving on:
The Supreme Court May Overhaul How You Live Online
upstart writes:The Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online:
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